slip

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English [edit]

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Etymology 1 [edit]

Old English slype, of uncertain origin.

Noun [edit]

slip (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Mud, slime.
  2. (ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
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Etymology 2 [edit]

Probably from Middle Dutch slippe or Middle Low German slippe. Compare Dutch slip, German Schlippe.

Noun [edit]

slip (plural slips)

  1. A twig or shoot; a cutting.
  2. (obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
  3. A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
    She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.
  4. A long, thin piece of something.
  5. A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide.
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Etymology 3 [edit]

Apparently from Middle Low German slippen (Dutch slippen, German schlippen).

Verb [edit]

slip (third-person singular simple present slips, present participle slipping, simple past and past participle slipped)

  1. To lose one's traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
  2. To err.
  3. To pass (a note, money, etc.) often covertly
  4. To move quickly and often secretively
  5. To worsen.
    Profits have slipped over the past 6 months.
  6. (figuratively) To move down; to slide.
    • 2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, BBC:
      The Cottagers had previously gone eight games without a win and had slipped into the relegation zone over Christmas, with boss Hughes criticised by fans after their 3-1 home defeat by fellow basement battlers West Ham on Boxing Day.
  7. (falconry) To release a bird of prey to go after a quarry.
  8. (cooking) To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
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Noun [edit]

slip (plural slips)

  1. An act or instance of slipping.
  2. A women's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress; a shift.
  3. A mistake or error (slip of the tongue.)
  4. (nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
  5. (nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
  6. (medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
  7. (cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
  8. A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
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Dutch [edit]

Noun [edit]

slip f (plural slips, diminutive slipje)

  1. briefs, scanty type of undershorts which covers the buttocks but nothing below
  2. (by extension, for women) knickers, any female underpants
  3. tail, part of an upper garment hanging below the waist

Noun [edit]

slip m (uncountable)

  1. skid, an act or instance of slipping.

Verb [edit]

slip

  1. first-person singular present indicative of slippen
  2. imperative of slippen

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French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English to slip.

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Noun [edit]

slip m (plural slips)

  1. briefs (men's or women's underwear)

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Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

slip m (invariable)

  1. Men's or women's underwear (knickers, panties)
  2. swimming trunks

Serbo-Croatian [edit]

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Etymology 1 [edit]

From Proto-Slavic *slěpъ.

Adjective [edit]

slip (Cyrillic spelling слип)

  1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) blind

Etymology 2 [edit]

Neologism, from English slip (of paper).

Noun [edit]

slip m (Cyrillic spelling слип)

  1. Credit or debit card receipt

Spanish [edit]

Noun [edit]

slip m (plural slip)

  1. briefs, pants, men's underwear
  2. knickers, panties (less usual meaning)

References [edit]

  • Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]

Tok Pisin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English sleep.

Verb [edit]

slip

  1. sleep
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:21 (translation here):
      Orait God, Bikpela i mekim man i slip i dai tru. Na taim man i slip yet, God i kisim wanpela bun long banis bilong man na i pasim gen skin bilong dispela hap.


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